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'''Atrial fibrillation''' is rapid irregular non-effective contraction of the atria. It keeps cardiologists busy. | '''Atrial fibrillation''' is a rapid irregular non-effective contraction of the atria. It is characterized by an irregular pulse. It keeps cardiologists busy. | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
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*Thyroid (hyperthyroidism). | *Thyroid (hyperthyroidism). | ||
*Stenosis, mitral. | *Stenosis, mitral. | ||
*Alcohol. | *[[Alcohol]]. | ||
===Alternate=== | ===Alternate=== | ||
It is ''ATRIAL FIB'':<ref>URL: [http://www.fpnotebook.com/cv/EKG/AtrlFbrltnCs.htm http://www.fpnotebook.com/cv/EKG/AtrlFbrltnCs.htm]. Accessed on: 9 June 2011.</ref> | It is ''ATRIAL FIB'':<ref>URL: [http://www.fpnotebook.com/cv/EKG/AtrlFbrltnCs.htm http://www.fpnotebook.com/cv/EKG/AtrlFbrltnCs.htm]. Accessed on: 9 June 2011.</ref> | ||
# Alcohol. | # [[Alcohol]]. | ||
# Thyroid disease. | # Thyroid disease. | ||
# Rheumatic heart disease. | # [[Rheumatic heart disease]]. | ||
# Ischemic heart disease. | # Ischemic heart disease. | ||
# [[Atrial myxoma]]. | # [[Atrial myxoma]]. | ||
# Lung causes ([[pulmonary embolism]], [ | # Lung causes ([[pulmonary embolism]], [[emphysema]]). | ||
# [[Pheochromocytoma]]. | # [[Pheochromocytoma]]. | ||
# Idiopathic. | # Idiopathic. | ||